A Citizens Initiated Referendum asks that the following question be put to voters in the 2020 election: 'Should New Zealand stop using all cruel and inhumane poisons, such as 1080, brodifacoum, and PAPP, to kill wildlife because these toxic substances inflict intense and prolonged, unjustifiable suffering on all animals, including native birds, pets and livestock.”

The SPCA has spoken out against 1080 by stating 'We would like to see a ban on the use of poisons such as 1080 because these substances cause such intense and prolonged suffering that we believe their use can never be justified.”

Another concern with aerial 1080 is the futility. As rats need constant predation, 1080 does not control their populations for very long, causing population spikes hence demanding more 1080! An endless and unwinnable war.

Also stoats, long considered the main predator of NZ birds (and rats and mice), are generally not killed by poison baits and require specific and intelligently crafted trapping to manage their populations.

And possibly even more concerning is contamination of our precious ngahere by one of the world's most toxic compounds

To sign this petition, contact our facebook page 1080 Awareness Bay of Plenty.

Tracy Livingston, Whakamarama